Crockpot Pineapple Glazed Ham
This crock pot ham is a spiral cut ham topped with a 3-ingredient glaze, then slow cooked to perfection. This is the BEST way to make your holiday ham, the slow cooker does all of the work!
Servings 10 Servings
Ingredients
- 7 to 8- pound spiral cut ham I like smoked flavor
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pure maple syrup do not use artificially flavored pancake syrup
- 1 cup pineapple juice or 1-can undrained chunk pineapple in juice
- cooking spray
- fresh herbs for garnish
Instructions
- Coat a large 7-8 quart crock pot with cooking spray OR line the crockpot with a crockpot liner bag (very easy cleanup).
- Place the ham cut side down in the crock pot liner bag
- Rub the brown sugar all over the ham, then pour the maple syrup and pineapple juice over the top.
- Cook covered for 3-4 hours on low heat, or until a thermometer registers 140 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the ham.
- Transfer the ham to a serving platter.
- Pour the liquid from the bottom of the crock pot into a medium sized pan. (The glaze is fairly thin when it comes out of the crock pot, so transfer it to a pan on the stove top and simmer the glaze until it thickens. If you prefer a thicker glaze, you can whisk together 1 tablespoon of corn starch with 2 tablespoons of cold water and add it to the sauce pan when you simmer your liquid from the bottom of the crock pot.)
- Place the pan over medium-high heat and bring the liquid to a simmer.
- Cook for 6-8 minutes or until just thickened.
- Pour the sauce over the ham. Decorate the serving platter with fresh herbs and fruit for beautiful presentation, if desired, then serve.
Notes
Purchasing HAM
How much ham per person? You’ll need about 3/4 pound of ham per person for a bone-in ham. If you want plenty of leftovers, you can increase that amount to 1 pound of ham per person.
You need to buy a 7 to 8 pound fully cooked ham for this recipe since the crockpot won't cook a raw piece of pork this large through in a safe amount of time. Read the label every time you buy a ham; it will say whether it's fully cooked and ready to eat or needs more cooking. If you are going to use a slow cooker, just make sure that the ham you buy fits easily into your crockpot with an inch or so left around the edges so the meat cooks evenly.
